Yaopa Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yaopa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaopa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Yaopa (19) may also be a first name.

Yaopa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yaopa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Yaopa is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaopa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yaopa is the 3,798,600th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Yaopa occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Yaopa live; 93 percent live in Oceania Islands and 93 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 19 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 326,149. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Venezuela, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yahopa911/
Yoapa8041/
Yaope8011/
Yaopo803/
Yoopa802/
Yoopat7317/
Yaopou731/
Yaopoo731/
Yaopei731/
Yahopo731/
Yaaepa731/
Yaophoo674/
Jayyapa672/
Yoophat672/
Yajaepa671/
Jayaepa671/
Yahophy671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yaopa
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